576 CSUS97 KFGF 100721 CLIFGF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS 103 AM CST SAT MAR 10 2012 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 9 2012... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1890 TO 2012 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 28 MM 54 1977 30 -2 25 MINIMUM 3 MM -29 1948 14 -11 3 AVERAGE 16 22 -6 14 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.97 MM 0.04 -0.04 0.09 MONTH TO DATE 0.24 0.28 -0.04 0.28 SINCE MAR 1 0.24 0.28 -0.04 0.28 SINCE JAN 1 0.97 1.58 -0.61 0.99 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 5.0 MM 0.2 -0.2 1.4 MONTH TO DATE 6.3 2.4 3.9 5.8 SINCE MAR 1 6.3 2.4 3.9 5.8 SINCE JUL 1 27.3 37.7 -10.4 49.5 SNOW DEPTH 6 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 49 43 6 51 MONTH TO DATE 411 400 11 518 SINCE MAR 1 411 400 11 518 SINCE JUL 1 6246 7360 -1114 7639 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) RESULTANT WIND SPEED MM RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION MM HIGHEST WIND SPEED MM HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION MM HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM AVERAGE WIND SPEED MM SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER MM WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST MM LOWEST MM AVERAGE MM .......................................................... THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 55 1990 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -36 1948 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 10 2012.........SUNRISE 651 AM CST SUNSET 627 PM CST MARCH 11 2012.........SUNRISE 749 AM CDT SUNSET 729 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$